Cosimo’s Italian Restaurant reopens in Sarasota

Cosimo’s Italian Restaurant, formerly known as Cosimo’s Brick Oven, has reopened in a new location at Honore Avenue and Clark Road in south Sarasota.

The restaurant closed its longtime Southgate Mall location in August 2012 and told customers at the time it was looking for a new place to relocate. Restaurant owners would not comment on why they left the mall.

The new location opened under the new name, Cosimo’s Italian Restaurant, at 5501 Palmer Crossing Circle, in early April. The restaurant still serves its classic brick oven pizzas, salads and homemade pasta dishes.

Cosimo’s new location in the Palmer Crossing Shopping Center offers a full dining room, covered outdoor veranda, full bar and free parking.

Ziti, an Asian-Italian fusion restaurant, opened inside the former Cosimo’s space at Southgate Mall in February.

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